Description: An actuary talks about his career, his firm's ventures into partnerships between actuaries and health care professionals, and his role in the role in the largest actuarial malpractice settlement in history.

Description: Presented at June 2010 Health Meeting. Discusses Section research projects, professional development programs, member survey results, member value task force project, 'Bending the Cost Curve' presentation on ways to reduce healthcare cost trends and create a sustainable healthcare system, and market research results on opportunities for actuaries.

Description: A look at the career and accomplishments of Julia Philips, the only health actuary employed at the Minnesota Department of Commerce. She believes her learn-by-doing attitude has allowed her to build a career she enjoys, which includes her to work to promote consumer protection, volunteer with many organizations, and implement health reform.

Description: Review of 2010 events and accomplishments of the Untapped Opportunities work group for the Health Section: market research analyzing the perceptions and potential roles of actuaries in the broader health care industry, educational programs on medical and clinical matters, planned research destined to expand brand awareness of health actuaries, and building organizational partnerships.

Description: From a panel discussion session at the annual meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Chicago, Illinois, October 15-18, 2000 The panelists discussed recent trends in actuarial employment including: · Telecommuting · Actuarial consulting via the Internet · Actuaries working in banks and other financial institutions · Other opportunities such as reinsurance brokers, recruiters, and life agency employees

Description: Presented at October 1986 Annual Meeting. Discusses viable options for second careers utilizing an actuarial background. Society members who have moved into such career paths will offer their perspectives on: their personal experiences and options, the contribution of their actuarial training, how others view the actuary and current and future options available to actuaries.

Description: Presented at May 2002 Spring Meeting. Discusses roles of marketing actuaries, who play a critical role in assisting with the sales of complex, technical, custom-made products and services to consumers. Products and services can vary widely and may involve reinsurance, employee benefits, pensions, software, research and consulting.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. How do we quantify our unique skills and articulate them to nontraditional industries to enhance their awareness of actuaries and the role they can play in these industries? The profession has struggled with developing a strategic marketing plan for expanding actuarial opportunities to nontraditional employers. Part of the struggle centers on clearly defining and articulating the “product” that actuaries have to market. This role play helps clarify this definition.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. This panel discusses their personal experience and how they have ventured into new and exciting careers using their actuarial knowledge and expertise.

Description: The author calls for a re-examination of potential new avenues for growth for the actuarial profession, both in new areas and traditional areas.